I'm one of those guitar players you mentioned with the acidic pH. I'll give these a shot, but they are much more expensive and I'd be willing to bet it's a wash in regards to expense between these and just buying cheaper strings and changing more often. I typically use Ernie or D'Addario and buy in bulk.
My guitar came with Daddario XTAPB1253 .012 - .053 But the first time I played them I had black stains on my finger tips ...... are they suppose to do that ? I mean they are coated aren't they ?
Happened with me .... And while I was playing, the same day I changed them after an hour it started to discolor. They sound good. But still I guess I was hoping for more. They were XT 80/20 12-53 strings.
Most of the sets. Definately not all. For example: I prefer XL110BT - or in NYXL that's NYXL1046BT. There's no XTE1045BT so far. Come on, people, get on the Balanced Tension train, so they will standardise it!
I just put these on and they could easily be one of the worst strings I've tried yet. The lower strings are ATROCIOUS, E and A sound like the inside of a tin can. I have never heard such a horrible low end. Over 10$ for this???
